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Summary
An epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity’s biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousness?
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 71Audiences 66GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer82%
Metascore59
User score7.0
IMDb6.5
Audience score62%
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9692Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
2018
March 16, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
10 of 10
- JLJennifer L. MacaladySelf - Microbiologist, Penn State University
- DDDavide D'AngeloSelf - Physicist, Università degli Studi di Milano
- ACAxel CleeremansSelf - Cognitive Psychologist, Université libre de Bruxelles
- LMLuke McKaySelf - Astrobiologist, Montana State University
- RLRachel L. SmithSelf - Astrophysicist, North California Museum of Natural Sciences
Erik CordesSelf - Ecologist & Chief Expedition Scientist, Temple University- VOVictoria OrphanSelf - Geobiologist, California Institute of Technology
- JYJun YeSelf - Physicist, University of Colorado-Boulder & National Institute of Standards and Technology
- ASAnil SethSelf - Neuroscientist, University of Sussex
- LSLaurie SantosSelf - Cognitive Psychologist, Yale University
Directing · 1
- Ian Cheney Director
Other crew · 4
- Emily Topper Cinematography
- Taylor Krauss Cinematography
- Eduardo Mariota Cinematography
- Michael James Murray Cinematography
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